Destri (song)

"Destri"
Single by Gazzelle
from the album OK
Released	25 September 2020
Genre	Indie rock, indie pop
Length	3:05
Label	Maciste Dischi
Songwriters	Gazzelle (lyrics and music), Federico Nardelli (music)
Producers	Federico Nardelli, Giordano Colombo
Gazzelle singles chronology
"Fuori noi" (2020) "Destri" (2020) "Lacri-ma" (2020)

"Destri" is a song by Italian indie singer-songwriter Gazzelle, released as a single in 2020 anticipating his third studio album OK, of the following year.

In Italian, destri is the plural form of destro , meaning "right" (in the sense of "opposite to left") or "right-handed"; ^[a] the word destro is also used figuratively to indicate a right-handed punch, as it is the case for this song. ^[1]

In its debut week, the song peaked #2 on the Italian charts. It is one of Gazzelle's best-known songs, and it has been certified 6-time platinum. ^[2]

Song meaning

"Destri" is a breakup song talking about two ex-lovers. The protagonist is a boy who has been left by his girlfriend without a real explanation. This has left him disappointed, frustrated and longing for the past days, when they were happy together.
Musically, the song was born as a jam between Gazzelle, playing the piano, and his producer Federico Nardelli, playing guitar. As Gazzelle has stated, the song draws inspiration from the atmosphere of the early 2000s sound. ^{[3] [4]}

Promotional campaign

The song has been promoted with an advertising campaign in Rome and Milan, with posters reading "Non è colpa mia" (English: "It is not my fault"), the opening line in the song's chorus. ^[5]

Reception

Rockol's critic Mattia Marzi praised the song for its "evocative and powerful" arrangements, and noted some Zero Assoluto influences. ^[6] Davide Cantire from SentireAscoltare criticized it for not going outside from Gazzelle's comfort zone, and for its lyrics described as being "between the banal and the obvious". ^[7]

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "Destri"

Chart (2020)	Peak position
Italy (FIMI) [8]	2
San Marino (SMRRTV Top 50) [9]	38

End of the year charts

Chart (2020)	Position
Italy (FIMI) [10]	40
Chart (2021)	Position
Italy (FIMI) [11]	35
Chart (2022)	Position
Italy (FIMI) [12]	91

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Italy (FIMI) [13]	6× Platinum	600,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Notes

1. It also has other meanings, but this is the main one and, in this context, the most suiting one. For more, please see the Wiktionary entry.

References

1. Uzzo, Cecilia (25 September 2020). "Gazzelle, fuori il nuovo singolo «Destri»". GQ Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 8 April 2024.
2. "Certification". fimi.it (in Italian).
3. "Gazzelle, il nuovo singolo è "Destri"". Sky TG24 (in Italian). 24 September 2020.
4. "Gazzelle - Destri (lyrics)". nuovecanzoni.com (in Italian). 25 September 2020.
5. "Gazzelle, arriva il video di 'Destri'". Sky TG24 (in Italian). 30 September 2020.
6. Marzi, Mattia (25 September 2020). "Gazzelle non ha venduto l'anima al mainstream". Rockol (in Italian). Retrieved 8 April 2024.
7. Cantire, Davide (26 September 2020). "Gazzelle non si muove dalla comfort zone, "Destri" è già fuori tempo massimo". SentireAscoltare (in Italian). Retrieved 8 April 2024.
8. "Classifica settimanale WK 40 (dal 25.09.2020 al 01.10.2020)". Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana . Retrieved 2 September 2020.
9. "Top 50 – Radio San Marino RTV – 03/11/2020" (in Italian). San Marino RTV. November 3, 2020. Archived from the original on 3 November 2020. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
10. "Top of the Music 2020: 'Persona' di Marracash è l'album più venduto". Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana . Retrieved 7 January 2021.
11. "Classifica annuale 2021 (dal 01.01.2021 al 30.12.2021)". Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana . Retrieved 7 January 2022.
12. "Classifica annuale 2022 (dal 31.12.2021 al 29.12.2022)". Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana . Retrieved 10 January 2023.
13. "Italian single certifications – Gazzelle – Destri" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana . Retrieved 8 April 2024.

External links

• "Gazzelle - Destri". genius.com (in Italian).